# Accident 20250216001909A: Cessna T210R, Flagstaff, AZ, February 16, 2025

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 16, 2025, 13:45 local time
- Place: Flagstaff, AZ
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.1624° N, 111.7279° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1624&lon=-111.7279&mi=10
- Aircraft: N105DF, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N105DF) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna T210R (registry code 2073459, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t210r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520 series (registry code 17040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T210R
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR TSIO-520 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 5,000 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR25LA094](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR25LA094) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250216001909A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

THE AIRCRAFT HAD JUST HAD A NEW ENGINE INSTALLED.  WHILE RELOCATING THE AIRCRAFT FROM SUN VALLEY AIRPORT NEAR BULLHEAD CITY AZ TO TULSA OK, THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED AN ENGINE FAILURE AT CRUISE NEAR FLAGSTAFF AZ.  THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO MAKE IT TO FLAGSTAFF AIRPORT BUT WAS UNABLE.  HE ELECTED TO LAND GEAR UP IN A FIELD A FEW MILES NORTH/EAST OF FLAGSTAFF.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB WPR25LA094](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR25LA094), Feb 16, 2025: Cessna T210R (N105DF), Flagstaff, AZ, substantial damage, investigation ongoing

## Other reports on N105DF (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20150711011249I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150711011249I), Jul 11, 2015: Cessna T210R (N105DF), Olathe, KS, Minor damage. During landing on runway 18 at ojc, the aircraft landed with the aircraft landing gear in the up position. The pilot stated that although the aircraft is…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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